{"id":79759,"date":"2025-08-08T12:12:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T10:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=79759"},"modified":"2025-08-08T12:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T10:12:43","slug":"grey-paarl-gim-set-the-standard-at-guschkie-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=79759","title":{"rendered":"Grey, Paarl Gim set the standard at Guschkie Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_79766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79766\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79766 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Grey-College_vs_Df-Malan-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grey College outplayed Ho\u00ebrskool DF Malan on day one of the Guschkie Top Schools Hockey Tournament in Bloemfontein. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100091765516893\"><strong>Reflection in Photography<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The hosts,<strong> Grey College,<\/strong> and <strong>Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong> grabbed the spotlight on Thursday, the opening day of the <strong>Guschkie Top Schools Hockey Tournament<\/strong>, in Bloemfontein, with both teams posting two wins each.<\/p>\n<p>Grey began the day with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over <strong>Worcester Gimnasium<\/strong>. Later, the hosts turned on the style, thrashing <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool DF Malan<\/strong> 7-0.<\/p>\n<p>Grey was quickly on the front foot against DF, earning three penalty corners in quick succession but failing to score.<\/p>\n<p>After seven minutes, though, they broke through via a well-played field goal. From there, the hosts took complete control, netting four goals in the second chukka to strengthen their lead to 5-0 at the break.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong> produced ruthless finishing in their opener to swamp <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark<\/strong> 7-1. They won by an even greater margin in their second outing, brushing aside <strong>Somerset College<\/strong> 8-1.<\/p>\n<p>After their big loss, Menlopark regrouped and picked up a narrow 1-0 win over <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool<\/strong> <strong>Eldoraigne<\/strong>. DF Malan also showed off their resilience, edging out <strong>St Andrew&#8217;s School<\/strong> 3-2.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Saints<\/strong> <\/em>also shared a 1-1 draw with <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Garsfontein<\/strong>, who went on to beat Worcester Gimnasium 5-3 in their next match.<\/p>\n<p>Garsfontein took the lead towards the end of the first chukka from a penalty corner and picked up two more goals before halftime. Worcester Gim did well to make a game of it after going three goals down, but it proved to be a bridge too far and <em><strong>Garsies<\/strong><\/em> took the points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, 7 August, Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St Andrew&#8217;s School 1\u20131 Garsfontein<br \/>\nWorcester Gim 1\u20132 Grey College<br \/>\nDF Malan 3\u20132 St Andrew&#8217;s School<br \/>\nGarsfontein 5\u20133 Worcester Gim<br \/>\nGrey College 7\u20130 DF Malan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paarl Gim 7\u20131 Menlopark<br \/>\nEldoraigne 2\u20131 Jim Fouch\u00e9<br \/>\nSomerset College 1\u20138 Paarl Gim<br \/>\nMenlopark 1\u20130 Eldoraigne<br \/>\nJim Fouch\u00e9 2\u20131 Somerset College<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hosts, Grey College, and Paarl Gimnasium grabbed the spotlight on Thursday, the opening day of the Guschkie Top Schools Hockey Tournament, in Bloemfontein, with both teams posting two wins each. Grey began the day with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Worcester Gimnasium. Later, the hosts turned on the style, thrashing Ho\u00ebrskool DF Malan 7-0. 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